The southwest corner of Korea is notable for its dramatic rocky coastline. Aside from the annual spring riots, the province is a pleasant place to travel. There is plenty of good beachside scenery as well as requisite Buddhist temples and hermitages.

The region is relatively less mountainous, containing broad stretches of rice paddies,

and its jagged coastline creates many small harbors. It is a fertile and warm region sheltered by high walls on the east and north and by calm seas and many islands on the west and south.
On Jindo Island, which is some 350 kilometers south of Seoul, visitors can see the Korean version of Moses' Miracle.

The sea between the coastal village of Hoedong-ri on Jindo Island and nearby Modo Islet actually does part for about an hour twice a year in early May, and again in the middle of July, leaving a walkable path, 2.8 kilometers long and 40 meters wide. Jindo Island is also renowned for its Jindo dogs, an indigenous Korean breed, designated National Monument No. 53. The sea between the coastal village of Hoedong-ri on Jindo Island and nearby Modo Islet actually does part for about an hour twice a year in early May, and again in the middle of July, leaving a walkable path, 2.8 kilometers long and 40 meters wide. Jindo Island is also renowned for its Jindo dogs, an indigenous Korean breed, designated National Monument No. 53.